AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What is a hazardous material? - Answer-Any substance or material in a form that poses
an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
Responsibilities of dot for enforcing hazmat - Answer-1. Write regulations
2. Receive comments
3. Publish regulations as final rule
4. Set dates for compliance
Responsibilities of hazmat handlers - Answer-1. Register and pay a fee to conduct
business
2. Company receives certificate
3. Permit is received and safety plan must be registered
Types of materials that require companies to register as a hazmat transporter - Answer-
1. Radioactive materials
2. Explosives in excess of 55lbs
3. Toxic by inhalation materials
4. Liquefied natural gas
3 tiers of solid waste management - Answer-1. Source reduction
2. Recycling
3. Incineration and landfill
Logistics - Answer-Link between facilities within supply chain
supply chain logistics - Answer-the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and
storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the
point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements
Material handling logistics - Answer-the movement, storage, control and protection of
materials and products throughout the process of their manufacture, distribution,
consumption and disposal
Global Logistics - Answer-The process of moving materials across international
boundaries within a global network of connected facilities and transportation modes.
, What is the Life blood of worldwide economy? - Answer-Global supply chain logistics
Supply chain lifecycle - Answer-1. Raw material
2. Manufacturing/production
3. Warehouses/distribution center
4. Transportation
5. Customers
What is demand? - Answer-Customers need for particular products, services, or
components
What is the force driving a product through its lifecycle? - Answer-Customers
3 types of inventories - Answer-1. raw materials
2. work in process
3. finished goods
Customers specify: - Answer-1. Material handling requirements
2. Define due dates
3. Negotiate terms
Material handlers must: - Answer-1. Be responsive to customer
2. Offer best value
3. Control inventory to meet customers needs and specifications
Supply - Answer-Process of sourcing and building product inventory to established
targets to meet customers needs
Logistics of supply - Answer-1. Determine and contract with suppliers
2. With with and integrate multiple sources
3. Process purchase orders
4. Verify timely arrivals
Warehouse and distribution Center responsibilities - Answer-1. Minimize cost of labor,
space and equipment
2. Meet timing, shipping, and accuracy requirements of customer
Focus of warehouses - Answer-Storage of materials
Focus of distribution centers - Answer-Transfer of finished goods efficiently to
transportation vehicles for delivery to customers
4 functions of warehouses and distribution centers - Answer-1. Receiving
2. Stocking
3. Order processing